Straw-stacker



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(NoModeL'J W A MILLER.

AWJSTAGKER,

Patented Jan. 20, 1885.-

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A. MILLER, STBAW STAOKER.

No. 311,137. Patented J an. 20, 1885'.

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A. MILLER.

STRAW' STAGKE R.

Patented Jan. 20. 1885.

ABRAHAM MILLER, OF NE\VARK,

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PATENT AESIGNOR TO NEWARK MACHINE COMPANY, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

STRAW-STACKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 311,137, dated January 20,1885.

Application filrd August 13, 1884.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ABRAHAM MILLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county ofLicking and StateofOhio, have invented certain new and useful l mprovements in Straw-Stackers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

Myinvention relates to hinged l'oldingstackers in their relation to ordinary thrashingmachines; and the novelty consists in the construction, arrangement, and adaptation of parts, as will be more fully hereinafter set forth, and specifically pointed outin the claims.

The object of the invention is to provide a hinged stacker which, in its relation to a thrasher or separator, may be folded upon and secured to the said separator readily and easily by a single person; that maybe readily raised or lowered and easily secured at any desired point of elevation that folds upon the separator closely and compactly and in such position that when unfolded it falls into the required position for use.

The invention is fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is an elevation showing a hinged stacker unfolded and ready for use, in connection with a separator or huller. Fig. 2 is a similar view with the stacker folded upon the separator. Fig. 3 is a perspective detail of the rear portion of a separator, with a portion of my improvements attached. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detailview of the peculiar hinge which connects the sections of the stacker, and showing also the relation of the adj usting-rods therewith. Fig.5 is a perspective detail of one of said rods, and Fig. 6 a similar view of one a of the web-securing hooks. Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view with the sections of the stacker detached, and two of the slats of the endless belt thereof caught by the securinghooks, and Fig. 81s a detail view of the hinge and adjusting-rod secured together.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the body of the separator; B, the body of the strawelevator frame and endless rake hinged thereto, and G the free section of the stacker hinged to the body B. The sections of the stacker (No model.)

tirety, I will designate by the letter H, while to the body B is secured the fellow plate, F. Each of these plates has an upwardly-extending arm, upon which is carriedthehinge=pivot, so as to bring said pivot out of the line of the sections B O of the stacker, and allow theparts B and C to separate when they are folded, as

seen in Fig. 2.

To the part F is secureda cylin drical boss, f, which is received into the sheath f of the part F. The sleeve f is hollow, and is of a length slightly greater than the combined width of the eyef and the eyej of the slotted rod J. A bolt, G, passes through the sleevef, its head 9 bearing against the outer face of the plate, and its threaded shank extending inwardly beyond the said boss. A suitable washer, passes over the threaded end of the bolt, and a nut, 9 engaged with the bolt,holds the said washer against the end of the sleeve, and this washer holds the slot ted rod J and the eye f between it and the inner face of the plate F securely, but allowing free action of both parts on the boss. By its slotj the rod J embraces a threaded bolt.

K, secured upon the side of the separatoryand a wing or tail nut, It, serves to pinch the rodJ between it and a roughened metal plate upon the separator, to hold said rod at any desired point of adjustment. This means of adjusting and securing the stacker at any desired angle is simple, efficient, and important. The distance between the supporting-pivot of the elevator frame B upon separator A and the pivot-bolt G is greater than the distance between the same pivot and the bolts K; hence the rods J always stand on an incline until the body B reaches its highest point of elevation, when they assume a horizontal position, or nearly so, and lie close to the body of the separator. The slots j are closed slots, and when the nuts k are-loosened the upper closed ends of the rods J engage the said bolts K and hold the stacker, as shown in Fig. 1.

Near the upper rear end of each side of the separator is properly journaled a pulley, M, and these pulleys serve an important function in this invention.

When it is desired to fold the stacker out of use upon the separator, for transportation or for other purpose, the operator has only to fold the section 0 upward and over until it rests upon these pulleys M, which are so arranged as to lie squarely in the path of this section when thus folded. As thus partially folded (the nuts 70 being loosened) the section 0 rests against the pulleys M with its greater length beyond the points of. contact. As thus conditioned the operator has only to lift upon the section O, when the pulleys will allow the free passage of the section 0, the weight of the said preponderating portion assisting in the operation until the section G assumes a horizontal position, as seen in Fig. 2, and rests upon the brackets L, secured upon the sides of the separator. By tightening the nuts It all the parts are secured in this position.

When it is desired to again throw the stacker into use, the nuts k need only beloosened and the free end of the section O elevated, when the said section will ride easily over the pulleys M, and the whole be lowered until the bolts K engage the closed upper portions of the slotsj in the rods J, when the section G is in position to be readily opened until it as sunres a position on the same plane with the body B.

WVhen in a folded position, the web or apron D is liable to bag upon the inner or folded side and to get in the way. contingency and for holding it securely in place as follows: Upon the upper edge of the body A.of the machine-casing I secure hooks P, and upon the lower side of the same body I secure hooks P, as shown.

\Vhen the device is folded, the operator has only to unbuckle or unjoint the belt or web D, and engage the end cross-slat,d,with the hooks 1? upon the upper side, and the last slat d upon the other end with the hooks P. This engagement holds the web in opposite directions against any displacement. This operation may be done without disjointing the web in some constructions. The tubular sleeve f passes through the eyes f after which the bolt G is passed through the tubular boss and sup plied with washer g and nut 9 lVhat I claim as new is- Iprovide for this 1. In combination with a separator-frame and a folding elevator-frame constructed in sections,slotted rods J, secured to the elevatorframe at one end, and means for securing the other end to the separator-frame, as set forth.

2. In combination with a separator-frame and a folding elevator-frame constructed in sections, slotted rods J, secured to the hinge of the free section of the elevator-frame at one end, and means for securing the other end to the separator-frame, as set forth.

3. In combination with the sections of a hinged stacker and ahinge, H, adjusting-rods J ,secured to the pivot of the hinge at one end, and means for locking the stacker at any point of elevation, as set forth.

4. In a stacker, substantially as described, the combination of the plate F, having sleeve f, the plate F,having eyef,the bolt G,washer g, and nut g, with the rods J, and locking means, as 70, as set forth.

5. In combination with a separator-frame and a hinged elevator-frame, as described,the slotted rod Jj, hinge H, and nut 70, as and for the purposes set forth.

6. The rods J, having closed slots j, combined with the bolts K, nuts k, hinge H, the elevator-frame, and sections B O, as and for the purposes set forth.

7. In combination with a separator-frame, a hinged elevator-frame, and its slatted apron, as described, hooks secured upon the separator, and adapted to engage the slats d of the apron, and to hold said apron against movement in both directions, as specified.

8. In a stacker, as described, the combination ofthe sections B G,hinge H, rods J, and nut k, with the separator-frame having bolt K, pulleys M, and brackets L, as and for the purposes set forth.

9. In combination with the separator-frame, the hinged elevator-frame, and apron D, having slats d, the hooks P,secured upon the upper portion of the separator-frame, and the hooks P, securedupon thelower portion thereof, and means for supporting and locking the elevator-frame when folded, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ABRAHAM MILLER.

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